Have you ever wondered what the larvae of the beautiful butterflies and moths look like? I took some photographs of caterpillars, moths and butterflies this past summer and have begun to match them up. If I have not photographed the adult or larvae, I have used bugguide.net for images. I have indicated which photos are not mine — at least one of each set is mine. This is a very long post, so I have coded a split post. You will see a tiny little "MORE" after the second set of larva and adult photos. If you want to see the entire post, just click the word "MORE." I'm sure you will enjoy the photos, so click! If you click on any of the photos, a new window will open with the original photo. This is a good thing to do if you are interested in more information on the little critter or if you want to see a huge photo of it.
Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Nymphalis antiopa
Larva (photo: on a rake this summer)
Butterfly (photo: our driveway this summer)
Hickory Tussock Moth
Lophocampa caryae
Larva (photographed August 2, 2010 on the back of the house)
Moth (photo from bugguide.net)
Mystery Sphinx Moth
Manduca sexta
Larva: Tobacco Hornworm (photo: last summer in New Hampshire. These guys ate all our tomatoes!)
Moth (photo: bugguide.net)
Red Admiral Butterfly
Vanessa atalanta
Larva (photo: bugguide.net)
Butterfly (July 9 in our driveway)
Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly
Speyeria cybele
Larva (photo: bugguide.net)
Butterfly (photo: this summer in New Hampshire)
White Admiral Butterfly
Limenitis arthemis
Larva (photo: bugguide.net)
Butterfly (photo: this summer on John's tractor)
Definite Tussock Moth
Orgyia definita
Larva (photo: Last summer Butterfield Pond, New Hampshire)
Moth (photo: bugguide.net)
American Dagger Moth
Acronicta americana
Larva (photo: Behind the Dump Hike, New Hampshire 2009)
Moth (photo: bugguide.net)
I hope you have enjoyed comparing images. I have many more butterflies and moths to find matches for and I look forward to doing so. The tags for Flickr, del.icio.us and Technorati (below) are very long for this post!
_/\_/\_
WOW! This is ultra cool! I admire your perseverance and research here!
ReplyDelete